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?台风逼近之际中国疏散15万人China Evacuates
150,000 People as Typhoon Nears (10-10-22)
?盖特纳将在20国会议上寻求货币“规范” Geithner
to Pursue Currency "Norms" at G20 Meeting
(10-10-22)
?阿富汗总统看到和平希望Afghan President Sees
Hope for Peace (10-10-21)
?中国以打击侵犯版权行为迎接霍尔德访华China
Greets Holder With Crackdown on Copyright
Violations (10-10-21)
?法国罢工工人瘫痪交通年轻群众跟警方冲突
Striking French Workers Disrupt Travel,
Youths Battle Police (10-10-20)
?枪手袭击车臣议会3人死亡Gunmen Attack
Chechen Parliament, 3 Dead (10-10-20)
?枪手在阿富汗杀死8名私人保安Gunmen Kill 8
Private Security Guards in Afghanistan
(10-10-19)
?全球海盗事件索马里海盗占44 Somali Pirates
Blamed for 44 Percent of Global Incidents
(10-10-19)
?粮农组织说世界饥饿人口仍太多FAO Says World
Hunger Still Too High (10-10-16)
?美国将决定中国是不是汇率操纵国US to Decide if China is Manipulating Currency (10-10-16) ?五名北约军人在阿富汗丧生5 NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan (10-10-15)
?台湾将使色情业合法化Taiwan to Legalize Sex Trade (10-10-15)
?克林顿在科索沃受到群众热烈欢迎Clinton Greeted by Cheering Throngs in Kosovo
(10-10-14)
?智利11名被困矿工得救11 Rescued From Chile Mine (10-10-14)
?北约直升机在阿富汗遭致命榴弹攻击Deadly Grenade Attack on NATO Helicopter in
Afghanistan (10-10-13)
?乌克兰巴士与火车相撞41人丧生Bus-Train Collision in Ukraine Kills 41 (10-10-13)
?08年杀害青少年的希腊警官被判终身监禁Greek Officer Sentenced to Life for 2008 Teen Killing (10-10-12)
?奥巴马将在佛罗里达号召支持人群Obama to Rally Supporters in Florida (10-10-12)
?索马里海盗在非洲近海劫持船只Pirates Hijack Vessel Off Africa Coast (10-10-9)
?美联社：北韩官员证实继任人选AP: North Korean Official Confirms Succession (10-10-9)
?肯尼亚1千多教师因性骚扰被开除More Than 1,000 Teachers in Kenya Fired for Sexual
Abuse (10-10-8)
?卡尔扎伊创立阿富汗和平委员会Karzai Launches Afghan Peace Council (10-10-8)
?抽烟猩猩在南非动物园去世Smoking
Chimpanzee Dies in S.Africa Zoo (10-10-7) ?在也门英国外交官和一法国人遭袭击Assailants in Yemen Attack British Diplomats, Frenchman
(10-10-7)
?厄瓜多尔提高安全部队工资Ecuador Raises Security Forces' Pay (10-10-6)
?有毒废料侵袭匈牙利城镇造成3人死亡Toxic Waste Spill Floods Hungarian Towns, Kills 3
(10-10-6)
?美日告诫旅行者英国升高警戒级别US, Japan Caution Travelers; Britain Hikes Terror Alert
(10-10-5)
?英国科学家获诺贝尔医学奖Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to British Scientist (10-10-5) ?以色列总理称肩负“和平使命” Israeli PM Has a 'Mission of Peace" (10-10-2)
?尼日利亚独立日活动现场附近7人被炸死7 Killed in Blasts Near Nigeria Independence
Celebration (10-10-2)
?日本力促第四个被扣押的日本人获释Japan to Press for Release of Fourth Detainee
(10-10-1)
?中国采取行动给房地产市场降温China Moves to Cool Housing Market (10-10-1)
?富豪盖茨和巴菲特向中国富豪推广慈善
Billionaires Gates, Buffett Selling Philanthropy to China's Richest (10-9-30)
?美国国会将表决中国货币动议US Congress to Vote on China Currency Measure (10-9-30) ?北韩执政的劳动党代表大会开幕North Korea Opens Ruling Party Convention (10-9-29)
?以色列海军拦截加沙附近海上活动人士Israeli Navy Intercepts Boatload of Activists Near
Gaza (10-9-29)
?美国否认参与索马里直升机袭击US Denies Involvement in Somalia Helicopter Attack
(10-9-28)
?奥巴马：不是没有就业的经济恢复Obama: Recovery Not Jobless (10-9-28)
?伊朗随时准备参加“公平”的核谈判Iran Ready for 'Fair' Nuclear Talks (10-9-25)
?巴基斯坦要求美国遣返被监禁的女科学家Pakistan Wants Jailed Scientist Repatriated (10-9-25)
?罢工影响法国铁路和航空旅行Strikes Hit French Rail and Air Travel (10-9-24)
?中国否认禁止向日本出口的报道China denies ban on specialized minerals exports to Japan (10-9-24)
?联合国推出400亿美元健康计划U.N. Launches
40 Billion Global Health Campaign (10-9-23) ?伊朗阅兵遭炸弹袭击10人丧生Bomb Attack Kills
10 at Iran Military Parade (10-9-23)
?参议院将表决同性恋军人的立法Senate to Vote on Gays in Military Legislation (10-9-22)
?欧盟支持遣返非法巴基斯坦移民的协议EU Backs Deal to Deport Illegal Pakistanis (10-9-22) ?菲律宾高官在人质事件调查中被点名Top
Philippine Officials Named in Hostage Probe
(10-9-21)
?印度火车相撞21人亡Indian Train Crash Kills
21 (10-9-21)
?菲律宾总统接到人质对峙报告Philippine
President Receives Report on Hostage
Standoff (10-9-18)
?中国：对汇率施压不会有帮助China Says Pressure Over Currency Not Helpful (10-9-17)
?美国国务卿克林顿会晤阿巴斯Clinton Meets with Abbas after Inconclusive Peace Talks
(10-9-17)
?美国说在恢复北韩核会谈上不可能取得快速进展US Says No Quick Progress Likely on
Resuming North Korea Nuclear Talks
(10-9-16)
?日本干预外汇市场Japan Intervenes in Foreign Currency Market (10-9-16)
?全世界饥饿人口下降到10亿以下Number of World's Hungry Drops Below 1 Billion
(10-9-15)
?伊朗前总统说制裁不是…笑话? Iran's Former President Says Sanctions Are No 'Joke'
(10-9-15)
?海峡两岸计划举行联合海上搜救演习Taiwan, China Planning Joint Maritime Exercise
(10-9-14)
?联合国指控伊朗阻碍核核查UN Accuses Iran of Hampering Nuclear Inspections (10-9-14)
?奥巴马重申穆斯林有权建纽约清真寺Obama Reiterates Support For Muslims' Right to Build NY Mosque (10-9-11)
?佛罗里达牧师说不打算在9月11日焚烧古兰经Florida Minister Says Not Planning to Burn
Quran on Sept 11 (10-9-11)
?俄罗斯市场爆炸造成至少15人丧生Russian Market Explosion Kills at Least 15 (10-9-10)
一.Scientists: Rising Sea Levels to Continue Scientists say sea levels are rising and will continue to do so into the future. Coastal communities around the world are already experiencing the impact of rising seas. Many cities and towns are taking steps to deal with this new reality. Photographers have taken pictures to document those efforts. Their photos are part of an exhibit called "Sink or Swim: Designing for a Sea Change." It can be seen at the Aquarium of the Pacific, in Long Beach, California. There, experts explain the causes of the rising seas and how people are trying to adapt to the changes. Disastrous storms and floods could be a new reality around the world. That is the opinion of oceanographer Jerry Schubel. He is president of the Aquarium of the Pacific. 二.Robots Ready to Work in Restaurants For many years, machines have been doing work that people once did, including some difficult jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area that may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings: the restaurant industry. Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot, called DRC-Hubo, won first place in the competition. The second and third place finishers were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle, climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform, but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitors were successful. The failures showed how difficult it is to design effective walking machines.
This week, we look back on a few of the big economic stories of twenty eleven. The debt crisis in Europe spread from it’s started in Greece and Ireland last year. Portugal needed a financial rescue of over 100 dollars in this spring. And Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lost support because of his country’s debt troubles. Greek debt continued to hurt European banks. As a result, European finance officials have called for tighter financial cooperation and new rules. Steve Jobs brought the world the iPhone, iPod and iPad. He stepped down in August because of health problems. He helped make Apple into one of the world's most valuable companies. Steve Jobs died in October at the age of fifty-six. Protests for political freedom swept North Africa and the Middle East in the Arab Spring. But protests over budget cuts and jobs were heard around the world . In the United States, activists in hundreds of cities protested economic inequality and joblessness. Protestors were angry that banks got rescued with taxpayers ’ money during the fnancial crisis nearly four years ago. But many Americans continue to face hardship. 本周我们来回顾一下2011年发生的一些经济大事。 始于去年的欧洲债务危机从希腊和爱尔兰开始蔓延。 今年春天，葡萄牙急需1 0 0 0 亿美元的金融救助。意大利总理西尔维尔·贝卢斯科尼也因为国家债务问题失去了民众支持。 欧洲银行深受希腊债务危机影响。因此，欧盟官员呼吁建立更加牢固的金融合作体系，并提出了新规则。 史蒂夫·乔布斯给世界带来了i P h o n e 、i P o d 和i P a d 。今年8 月，
听VOA学英语经验谈 如何能够有效的提高英语听力一直以来都是英语学习者当中普遍的问题。笔者根据我的一些学习经验来谈谈我对于如何提高英语听力这个问题的理解。 我认为英语听力的提高可以通过泛听与精听两种方式来练习。泛听可以通过给自己营造英语环境的方式加强对语言的敏感度，但精听却是提高听力非常有效的方法。其中收听VOA就是最好的一种方法。 通过一段时间的尝试，笔者总结出以下一套行之有效的方法： 1. 听三遍，并试着做笔记（note-taking）。 2. 根据笔记复述新闻（retelling）。 3. 订正(correction)。 4. 大声朗读三遍。（reading） 5. 再次复述(retelling)。 6. 背诵（reciting）。 7. 听新闻3—5遍。(listening) 下面是注意事项及具体的操作方法： 首先，要清楚自己是处于英语学习的哪一阶段。这一点是非常重要的。因为，只用选择听力难度适中的听力素材（即听一遍之后能理解大概70%）才会收到做大的效果。一般而言，英语基础差的学生适合听VOA慢速英语（SPECIAL ENGLISH），有大学英文基础的学生适合听VOA常速英语（STANDARD ENGLISH）。 其次，选择有对应文字材料的新闻来听。大家可以很容易在市面上买到，或者上网下载。做好准备工作，就可以开始了： 在第一步骤中，特别要求纪录的是专有名词，即人名、地名、书名、电影名等，以及时间、日期。在做笔记时，应多使用首字母大写。如New York →NY, Beijing →BJ等。 第二步是很有效的练习口语的方法。现在很多人都会把口语与听力分开练习，其实在任何一种语言学习中，“听说是不分家的”。如果能够把两者结合起来练习，会取得事半功倍的效果。这也是美国英语的教学理念之一。 第三步必不可少。一般的情况下，依据个人的口语水平，应该能复述60—80%的内容。这时订正是非常重要的。最好用红笔在文字资料上标出没有听出来的和听错了的。然后一定找出错误的原因。原因无外乎三点：1.对熟悉的单词不能及时反应；2.原文速度太快；3.出现陌生的词汇。如果是第一点，说明平时学得并不扎实，而且很少张嘴。解决办法：平常注意多张嘴，多读，多说。如果是第二点，可以通过提高口语速度来解决。第三点是最容易解决的，只要注意每次注意积累生词并背熟即可。此步骤可帮助了解自己听力的薄弱之处，做到有的放矢。 在经过细致的订正工作后，可大声朗读三遍。之后，不要借助任何资料，再次复述新闻。（强力推荐复述时闭上眼睛。）如学有余力的同学，可进行背诵。最后再来听3—5遍新闻。这时应该能听懂95%以上。
VOA等英语广播听力心得范文 许多学英语的人都希望收听VOA，BBC等英语新闻广播，想以此来提高听力和口语水平，但不少人认为听英语新闻广播比较困难。从这几年的中等以上英语听力考试来看，都涉及到测试英语新闻广播的内容。从教学上来说，许多大专院校的英语系的听力课都增加了听英语新闻报道的内容。那么怎样才能基本上听懂外台的英语新闻报道呢?我们认为，除了多听以外，还必须掌握英语新闻报道的特点和一些收听技巧。 (1)掌握新闻报道的结构新闻报道往往采用“倒金字塔体”。 所谓“倒金字塔体”，也称为倒途法，即按新闻事实重要性的程度由要点到细节逐步扩展，安排全文。把最重要的事实置于全文的第一个句子中，这个句子被称为新闻导语(the news lead)。它告知听众最关心最重要的事实，如事件(what)、时间(when)、地点(where)、人物(who)，以及原因和方式(why，how，即新闻导语包含了我们常说的五个WH和一个H构成的“新闻六大要素”。新闻导语是整条新闻的高度浓缩形式，听懂了导语，也就听懂了新闻的主要内容。当然，由于新闻报道的侧重点不同，有时新闻导语也可能只包含其中几个要素。 例如： Oil ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will bold an emergency meeting Friday to discuss. 这一新闻导语包含了以下几个要素： What：An emergency meeting vail be held When：Friday Who：Oil Ministers Of the Organization of Petroleum Ex—poring Countries (2)扩大词汇量，熟记新闻报道中的常用词汇 ①普通词汇。尽管新闻报道所使用的词汇量很大，但是语言的基本词汇是稳定的。如VOA广播中的special English(特别节目)的新闻报告中常用词汇约1 500个，这的重复率在报道中是很高的，如cease-fire，presidential eleation等政治性词汇，financebankinggroup等经济词汇以aceshuttle，robot等科技词汇。而新闻英语中的特有用语就更具稳定性。若能掌握这些词汇，再加上一些听力技巧，基本听懂新闻报道就不是件难事了。 ②专有词汇。新闻报道是有关世界范围的最新消息，因在报道中常涉及许多人名、地名、国名。除此之外，新闻报道中还常常出现一些河流、山脉及名胜古迹等专有名词熟悉这些专有名词可使听者更快更准确地了解所听的新闻。 (3)掌握一定数量的缩略语(acronym) 由于新闻报道时间的限制，不少机构的名称常采用其缩略形式，即由该名称中数个词的首字母的大写形式组成，如：PLO是thePalestineLiberationOrganization的缩写形式。需要注意的是，听者不仅要了解这些缩略语的确切含义，而且还应知道它们的正确读音。 (4)掌握数字的不同读法 在新闻报道中经常出现许多数字，大到几十亿，上百亿，小到分数或小数。尤其对一些多位数的数字，要想立刻听准这些数字的确不容易，其主要难点在于位数过多。因此在听多位数的数字时，应对billion(十亿)、million(百万)、thousand(千)、hundred(百)等词尤为重视。同时，要注意一个数字的多种读法，如播音员把两个足球队比赛结果2：0读作two to nothing 而不是读成two to nought或two to zero． (5)掌握循序渐进，从慢到快的原则 目前，许多外台(如BBC，VOA)的新闻英语报道有特别英语(Special English)和标准英语(Standard English)两种。所谓Special English也可称为慢速英语，即新闻播放的语速较慢。就VOA而言，慢速英语每分钟不超过90个单词，而且新闻报道均是由简单易懂的英语缩写的，因此较适合初级阶段的新闻英语训练。然而它毕竟有其局限性，只能作为听力训练的一种手
VOA等英语广播的听力技巧有哪些 VOA等英语广播的听力技巧有哪些 例如： OilministersoftheOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountri eswillboldanemergencymeetingFridaytodiscuss What：Anemergencymeetingvailbeheld When：Friday Who：OilMinistersOftheOrganizationofPetroleumEx—poringCountries (2)扩大词汇量，熟记新闻报道中的常用词汇 ①普通词汇。尽管新闻报道所使用的词汇量很大，但是语言的基本词汇是稳定的。如VOA广播中的specialEnglish(特别节目)的新 闻报告中常用词汇约1500个，这的重复率在报道中是很高的，如cease-fire，presidentialeleation等政治性词汇，financebankinggroup等经济词汇以aceshuttle，robot等科技词汇。而新闻英语中的特有用语就更具稳定性。若能掌握这些词汇， 再加上一些听力技巧，基本听懂新闻报道就不是件难事了。 ②专有词汇。新闻报道是有关世界范围的最新消息，因在报道中常涉及许多人名、地名、国名。除此之外，新闻报道中还常常出现 一些河流、山脉及名胜古迹等专有名词熟悉这些专有名词可使听者 更快更准确地了解所听的新 (3)掌握一定数量的缩略语(acronym) 由于新闻报道时间的限制，不少机构的名称常采用其缩略形式，即由该名称中数个词的首字母的大写形式组成，如：PLO是thePalestineLiberationOrganization的缩写形式。需要注意的是，
The Lady, or the Tiger? 2011-1-14 BOB DOUGHTY: Now, the VOA Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. We present the short story "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. BARBARA KLEIN: Long ago, in the very olden time, there lived a powerful king. Some of his ideas were progressive. But others caused people to suffer. One of the king's ideas was a public arena as an agent of poetic justice. Crime was punished, or innocence was decided, by the result of chance. When a person was accused of a crime, his future would be judged in the public arena. All the people would gather in this building. The king sat high up on his ceremonial chair. He gave a sign. A door under him opened. The accused person stepped out into the arena. Directly opposite the king were two doors. They were side by side, exactly alike. The person on trial had to walk directly to these doors and open one of them. He could open whichever door he pleased. If the accused man opened one door, out came a hungry tiger, the fiercest in the land. The tiger immediately jumped on him and tore him to pieces as punishment for his guilt. The case of the suspect was thus decided. Iron bells rang sadly. Great cries went up from the paid mourners. And the people, with heads hanging low and sad hearts, slowly made their way home. They mourned greatly that one so young and fair, or so old and respected, should have died this way. But, if the accused opened the other door, there came forth from it a woman, chosen especially for the person. To this lady he was immediately married, in honor of his innocence. It was not a problem that he might already have a wife and family, or that he might have chosen to marry another woman. The king permitted nothing to interfere with his great method of punishment and reward. Another door opened under the king, and a clergyman, singers, dancers and musicians joined the man and the lady. The marriage ceremony was quickly completed. Then the bells made cheerful noises. The people shouted happily. And the innocent man led the new wife to his home, following children who threw flowers on their path. This was the king's method of carrying out justice. Its fairness appeared perfect. The accused person could not know which door was hiding the lady. He opened either as he pleased, without having knowing whether, in the next minute, he was to be killed or married. Sometimes the fierce animal came out of one door. Sometimes it came out of the other. This method was a popular one. When the people gathered together on one of the great trial days, they never knew whether they would see a bloody killing or a happy ending. So everyone was always interested. And the thinking part of the community would bring no charge of unfairness against this plan. Did not the accused person have the whole matter in his own hands? The king had a beautiful daughter who was like him in many ways. He loved her above all humanity. The princess secretly loved a young man who was the best-looking and bravest in the land. But he was a commoner, not part of an important family. One day, the king discovered the relationship between his daughter and the young man. The man was immediately put in prison. A day was set for his trial in the king's public arena. This, of course, was an especially important event. Never before had a common subject been brave enough to love the daughter of the king. The king knew that the young man would be punished, even if he opened the right door. And the king would take pleasure
2016年6月大学英语四级听力VOA慢速英语练习题（第二十二套） 2016年6月大学英语四级听力VOA慢速英语练习题（第二十二套） Apps to Help Students Do Their Best Work Evernote Application software for computers or mobile devices can do a lot of things for students of all ages. Apps?can help students get better organized, study for tests and prepare research papers. In other words, they can help the user do his or her very best work. Apps can help any users, even those who are not students, get more organized and improve their work. Whether or not you are a student, here are some apps worth considering. Quizlet Quizlet is a study aid app. It is filled with?flash cards?on many subjects to study. Use the cards that come with the app or create your own. Quizlet has links to subjects like: Arts & Literature Languages & Vocabulary Math & Science History & Geography Standardized Tests Professional & Careers The app has a mix of text, images and audio recordings, includingpronunciation?of words in different languages. Quizlet has games to play and tests to take. Cards are available on the app even when you are not connected to the Internet. Quizlet is available as a free app from Apple’s iTunes store. Quizlet for iPhone and iPad Quizlet for Android devices You can learn more at the Quizlet website. EasyBib Sometimes the most difficult part of writing a research paper is creating thebibliography. A bibliography lists all of the publications and other sources used in your research. Getting just the right?citations?to appear in the correct?format?can be difficult and take a lot of time. The EasyBib app can make creating a bibliography easier. The app can help organize the information and find citations for books, websites and more. EasyBib users can simply?scan?the barcode on a book with a mobile phone camera to get the information they need. You can also search for documentation in the app if the book is unavailable at the time. The app offers over 7,000 different citation formats, including the commonly used Modern Language Association, or MLA, style. Users can change the way in which the information is organized and stored within the app. Users can email information from EasyBib to others or to send it to a home
一、Greetings 问候语 1. Hello! / Hi! 你好！ 2. Good morning / afternoon / evening! 早晨（下午/晚上）好！ 我是凯西·金。 3. I’m Kathy King. 4. Are you Peter Smith? 你是彼得·史密斯吗？ 是，我是。/ 不，我不是。 5. Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. 6. How are you? 你好吗？ 7. Fine, thanks. And you? 很好，谢谢，你呢？ fine, too. 我也很好。 8. I’ｍ 9. How is Amy / your wife / your husband? 爱米好吗？/你妻子好吗？/你丈夫好吗？ 10. She is very well, thank you. 她很好，谢谢。 11. Good night, Jane. 晚安，简。 12. Good-bye, Mike. 再见，迈克。 13. See you tomorrow. 明天见。 14. See you later. 待会儿见。 15. I have to go now. 我必须走了。 二、Expression In Class 课堂用语 16. May I come in? 我能进来吗？ 17. Come in, please. 请进。 18. Sit down, please. 请坐。 上课时间到了。 19. It’s time for class. 20. Open your books and turn to page 20. 打开书，翻到第20页。 课前我要点名。 21. I’ll call the roll before class. 22. Here! 到！ 23. Has everybody got a sheet? 每个人都拿到材料了吗？ 24. Any different opinion? 有不同意见吗？ 25. Are you with me? 你们跟上我讲的了吗？ 26. Have I made myself clear? 我讲明白了吗？ 27. Could you say it again? 你能再说一遍吗？ 28. Any questions? 有什么问题吗？ 今天就讲到这里。 29. That’s all for today. 30. Please turn in your paper before leaving. 请在离开前将论文交上。 三、Identifying Objects 辨别物品 这是什么？ 31. What’s this? 是支笔。 32. It’s a pen. 33. Is this your handbag? 这是你的手提包吗？ 不，它不是。/是的，它是。 34. No, it isn’t. / Yes, it is. 35. Whose pen is this? 这是谁的笔？ 36. It’s Kate’s. 是凯特的。 37. Is that a car? 那是一辆小汽车吗？ 不，那是一辆公共汽车。 38. No, it isn’t. It’s a bus. 39. What do you call this in English? 这个用英语怎么说？ 40. What is the color of your new book? 你的新书是什么颜色的？
很多学英语的同学都喜欢收听VOA、BBC、CNN等英语新闻广播，想以此来提高听力和口语水平，于是每天早上都能看到一些同学拿着收音机在校园里边走边听，有的怕信号不好，还用手把收音机举起来，像个自由女神一样。其刻苦学习英语的态度令人敬佩，但很多同学都说基本上听不懂，也不知道该怎么听。这是个非常普遍的问题，也是个比较棘手的问题，有的同学甚至由此产生了对学英语的恐惧。但大可不必这样，其实这些新闻广播是有一些特点的，我们只要掌握这些特点和一些收听技巧，还是能够听懂这些新闻的。下面就来具体的谈谈这些特点和技巧。 一、采用主动的、积极的听力方法。 听力分两种方法。一种是消极的、被动的（passive）听力，这是很多同学都采用的方法，就是试图去听懂每一个单词，采用这种听法最后只有两种可能：要不就是每个单词都听懂了，但是不明白句子的意思，要不就是在一个生词上耽搁太长的时间，导致后面的几句都没有听清楚。这实际上是一种效果很差的听力方法。而我给大家推荐的是另一种听力方法，就是主动的、积极的（positive）听力。这种方法就是要注意把握句子的结构，听懂关键词。我们来看这样一个句子：Part of the pressure on lawmakers to put stronger protections in defined-contribution and savings plans comes from retiree-advocacy groups such as the American Association of Retired Persons. 这个句子没有什么生僻的单词，但是如果我们试图去听懂每一个单词，而不去把握句子的结构的话，就不能听懂这句话的意思的。而如果我们找到这个句子的主干：pressure comes from retiree-advocacy groups, 就很容易明白这句话的意思了，因为其他的部分都是修饰成分。关于积极的听力方法我会在以后专门著文来描述的，这里就不多展开了。 二、要特别注重新闻报道的第一句话 新闻报道的开头第一句话一般是对整个报道的一个概括，这个句子被称为新闻导语(the news lead)。它告诉听众最关心最重要的事实，如事件(what)、时间(when)、地点(where)、人物(who)，原因（why）和方式(how)，即新闻导语包含了我们常说的五个WH和一个H构成的"新闻六大要素"。新闻导语是整条新闻的高度浓缩形式，听懂了导语，也就知道了新闻的主要内容。当然，由于新闻报道的侧重点不同，有时新闻导语也可能只包含其中几个要素。 例如： BENWEDEMAN: The gates of Guantanamo were open to the media today.这一新闻导语包含了以下几个要素： When：Today Who：Guantanamo What：Open to the media 短短的一句话，10个单词就把这篇新闻报道的时间、主角和事件告诉了听众。后面的报道都是围绕这这一事件展开的。 三、扩大词汇量 1、普通词汇。尽管新闻报道所使用的词汇量很大，但是语言的基本词汇是稳定的。如VOA广播中的special English(特别节目)的新闻报告中常用词汇约1 500个，这些词汇的重复率在报道中是很高的，如Foreign Aid, Terroris, Nuclear Energy, Nationa Election等政治性词汇，WTO, finance, share-list等经济类词汇，Space Station, robot, Mars, Clinical等科技词汇，Super Bowl, Olympics, World Cup等体育类词汇。而新闻英语中的特有用语就更具稳定性。若能掌握这些词汇，再加上一些听力技巧，基本听懂新闻报道就不是件难事了。 2、专有词汇。新闻报道是有关世界范围的最新消息，因在报道中常涉及许多人名、地
说到雅思听力能力的提高，想必很多考生就会说到听BBC或是VOA。那么，雅思听力水平提高用BBC还是VOA呢?其实，不管是哪一种，并不一定适合所有水平的考生，也不是所有考生都能准确使用，效果显著。本文前程百利小编就和大家一起聊一聊，希望对考生有所帮助。 一、BBC、VOA的选择 不管是BBC 还是VOA，任何一种，只要考生付出了时间与努力的话都会有所进步，但是考生在使用时要注意的是是否适合自己，是否高效。因为，雅思听力水平的提高并非一蹴而就的，也并不简单。 考生也要明白听力训练中的一个原则，就是最多只能听懂自己能读得懂的东西。也就是说听力提高最关键的地方并不在于听了多少东西，而是在于考生的阅读基础，比如词汇量，语法基础等。阅读基础越好，看得懂的东西就越多，那么，听力过程也会越顺畅。 另外，听力训练的目标的是努力听懂能读得懂的东西，听懂该听懂的，对于读不懂的东西，只能通过提高词汇量来解决。 所以，考生要根据自己的实际水平来选择合适的听力材料。 BBC和VOA之间有明显的区别，考生要先搞清楚再做选择。 VOA是一种慢速英语，美式发音，适合练发音;BBC的语速快,纯英语发音，适合练高水平听力。VOA的内容侧重生活,BBC侧重新闻。 二、BBC、VOA使用时的注意事项 考生在使用这两类资料时，要注意四点，即1)某些英语单词的弱读。如介词of，音标是[ov]，但它通常被弱化成[ev]，有时甚至被弱化成[v]或[f]。所以考生一定要把一条新闻中所有的弱读单词听出来。2)某些英语单词的连读。有时，听听力时总感觉有的单词听不懂，其实，是有一些连读的地方误导了考生，比如not at all经常被连读。 3)某些单音节的英语单词。多音节的单词，比如foreign、minister等，由于音节多，很容易听出来，比较麻烦的是那些单音节单词，比如did、was、him等，只有一个音节，发音时间短促，很容易被忽略，因此在听一条新闻时，一定要重点识别这些单音节单词。4)单词与头脑的同步。也就是每听到一个单词，头脑中必须马上想到这个单词的中文意思，比如听到Russia，马上想到“俄国”，听到president，马上想到“总统”，等等。 一条新闻中的每个单词，都能准确听出来之后，就可以复制下一条新闻，继续进行听力训练。当然，每个人的具体情况不同，第一条新闻，能全部听懂，可能需要三天，第二条新闻可能缩短到一天，第三条新闻可能缩短到半天。不管怎么样，考生还是要多加注意并勤加练习，定会有所成效。 三、BBC、VOA使用的方法 BBC、VOA使用方法主要有三点，第一步是全段的听，这时考生要全段的听录音，即使期间有的单词没听懂，也不要停下来。在听的时候把自己能够听到的或是听懂的记录下来，这里指的是记下关键词。如果水平较高的考生都
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How many calories we eat appears more important than what we eat when we eat too much. That was the finding of a new study that should be satisfying to anyone who counts calories for weight control. More than one billion adults are overweight. The World Health Organization calls obesity a global epidemic. On Tuesday, government researchers reported the latest estimates for the United States. The good news: obesity rates have not increased much in recent years. The bad news: they have not decreased either. More than one-third of adults were obese in two thousand nine and two thousand ten. Anyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows there are all kinds of conflicting diet plans. Some tell people not to eat carbohydrates. Others say not to eat fats. Still others say to eat more protein. Or to eat less protein. Dr. George Bray at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana led the new study. He wanted to know if protein in food affects weight gain. Twenty-five healthy adults were in the study. They were overfed by almost a thousand calories a day over an eight-week period. Calories in food are a measure of energy. One of those in the study was Daniel Kuhn. DANIEL KUHN: "I was eating a lot of real butter, for instance, real whipped cream and things of that nature that I don't normally indulge in." The people followed diets with low, normal or high levels of protein. Normal was defined as fifteen percent of energy from protein. Dr. Bray says all of them gained weight.